New filing claims gap in Tennessee execution prep, IV training lapses

Christa Pike’s Execution Doctor Speaks

‘I’m not incompetent,’ says Mark Fowler, a 69-year-old grandfather and Sunday-school teacher who has been involved in multiple botched lethal injections. He was publicly outed last year.

Death row killer Christa Pike describes waking up after execution she never expected to survive - NEW YORK TIMES POST

Anesthesiologist who advised Christa Pike’s defense speaks out against lethal injection Anesthesiologist Dr. Joel Zivot joins Bill Hemmer to discuss the legal fallout after a judge ordered Tennessee officials to preserve evidence from the botched execution of Christa Pike. Zivot, who advised Pike’s attorneys, explains the complications surrounding the lethal injection drugs used in the [...]

New filing claims gap in Tennessee execution prep, IV training lapses

New court documents are raising questions about how Tennessee carries out executions.